On February 3, 2021, WordPress released version 5.6.1 to the public, and …
Nothing terrible happened! This is a major step forward in the WP version release process.
(see WordPress and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; WP Update Double Debacle; WP REST API Exploit – why was the filter disabled?)
Update: Oops. I may have posted just a bit too soon: WordPress 5.6.1 Introduces Bug Into Post and Page Windows
